Year: | 1996 |
Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 9–3 |
Conf Record: | 7–1 |
Coachrank: | 16 |
Aprank: | 15 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Captain: | Justin Chabot[1] |
Captain3: | Mike McGrew |
Captain4: | Steve Schnur |
Champion: | Big Ten co-champion |
Bowl Result: | L 28 - 48 vs. Tennessee |
The 1996 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. Under head coach Gary Barnett, Northwestern finished the season with a 9 - 3 record. The Wildcats won a share of the Big Ten Conference title for the second straight year. They faced off against Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl, where the Wildcats lost, 48 - 28.
See also: 1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 1996 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 1996 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 1996 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 1996 Michigan Wolverines football team.
See also: 1996 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry.
See also: 1996 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 1996 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See also: 1996 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 1996 Tennessee Volunteers football team and 1997 Florida Citrus Bowl.
See main article: 1997 NFL draft.
Running back | 4 | 105 | Chicago Bears | |
Tim Scharf | Linebacker | 6 | 164 | New York Jets |
Hudhaifa Ismaeli | Defensive back | 7 | 203 | Miami Dolphins |